The University of Idaho

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Architecture (This Major's Salary over time)
I started my 6 years at the University of Idaho after attending a community college. My course of study required a professional degree in order to take advantage of the time and effort I put into my studies. Overall I have a positive view towards the university, administrators from the top to the bottom have been approachable, and involved when called upon. If there was an issue that I had to go outside of my department to address I never hit a road block. That may be more a product of my persistence, but know that at other schools persistence isn't always rewarded. The campus is beautiful in the fall, and even more so in the spring after the long winter. In my opinion, winters are pretty mild for the geographic location of Moscow, and it seems they've only become more mild as I've lived here. It's not San Diego, but it's a far cry from Fargo. The social scene here is what you make of it. Being a little older I had no problem coping with making friends and keeping myself entertained. Once again, it is what you make of it. Moscow is for all intents and purposes a small college town, and with that there's more bars and clubs in the area than a regular town of comparable size. The outdoor recreation opportunities within an hour's drive are numerous, and there's no shortage of people at the U of I that will be more than willing to tag along or show you that hard to find trail. Athletics haven't been a priority historically, and it shows. The top revenue sports of football, and men's basketball are perennial under-achievers. Other, less popular sports, are actually pretty successful, but unless you enjoy watching track and field, standing court side at a tennis match, or peering through the bushes at the golf course, there's not much to get behind. I'm hoping things turn around, as I'm graduated and on my way out, things will change, and hopefully for the better. Academically, the U of I is the top school in the state, every barometer of academic achievement points to that. It's fully the product of the faculty, and the students that come here. Funding from the state is dismal, and some programs have suffered because of that, however, those programs are still achieving high marks regardless. Cost-wise, there's no better value. I can say I'm more than happy with my investment, alumni from my department tend to do pretty well in the job field, and I have no reason to believe, that through hard work, and my education I attained in Moscow, I can do the same. Furthermore, being a Vandal is a fun talking point that goes far in networking situations that other school mascots will only receive blank stares, and "which one?"'s.